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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JANUAHV 2., 190(5.
SINGLE COPY THHEE CENTS.
FRANCE IS WAITING
Time is Not Propitious fox that Country to
' Push Vesetlin Question.
BUSY ON MOROCCAN AFFAIRS AT PRESENT
Little Expeoted to Be Accomplished 8oon
is that Direction.
DELEGATES ARE FEELING THEIR GROUND I
Uni;ed Statee Senate to Start Debate on
the Chinere Boycott.
SHIPPING BILL HAS HE RIGHT OF WAV
statehood Bill Come. t aad Con
siderable Opposition' to Roth
Measures is Anticipated
' by Their. Friends.
WASHINGTON.' Jan. -S. Except for pos
Klble developments In the Franco-Venezuelan
crisis and possible, though unexpected,
complications In the Moroccan conference,
the week; begin with little promise of news
events of an unusual character. The crlt-
leal point In tho. Franco-Venezuelan qoea-
lion, which seamed Imminent, l.as passed
for the moment, as Fiance has said I.
would await. "a propltloua time." for tak -
Ina- such action against Veneiuela as it '
has decided upon. It Is Intlmoated that Its
desire h to awtlt.ttw conclusion of the Al
gcelras conference before Involving Itself
with Venezuela. '
The Moroccan conference promises no
definite action os. the graver problems It. is
to confront are yet some ways off. Though
the. alignment of. the delegates Is more
marked than a week ago there Is still a
feeling of uncertainty as to the outcome.
.It Is generally, believed that the longer the
conference lasts the better the chance for
Its successful termination. The private dis
cussions which the French and German
delegates have had, created an optimistic
feeling among the other .conferees.
Senate to Talk on Chinese.
The senate will begin the week with the
consideration of the Chinese boycott. The
question will come up In connection with
a resolution offered last week by Senator
Tillman,' directing the committee on Immi
gration to Investigate the causo. of Chinese
opposition to American ' manufactures.
Vt nen the resolution was presented Mr. Till
man asked for immediato consideration, but
Mr. Aldrlch objected. It Is said he and
other republicans dislike the preamble to
the resolutions, which assumes aa a fact the
reported, leadership of Former Minister Wu
Ting Fang in the boycott movement. Mr.
Tillman is disposed to Insist upon tha re
tention, of .this phraseology. If he does not
change bis mind the absolution doubtless
will Iea4 to a considerable airing of the
Chinese question.
Senator jOalllnger will . make .an effort
Monday to secure further consideration of
the shipping bill and it la hie purpose to
press Utot .meaaure. ivnnn, toe attention -ot
the senate as friilstently as a tho circum
stances will permit. In this policy he will
be supported, at least tor the present, by
many republican' senators. Ir la suspected
by some of the friends of the shipping bill
that there Is a disposition to keep the
measure in Its place for the purpose of
holding off the statehood bill, but they say
that while .they are not prepared to let go
of the shipping bill for the present, they
can displace It whenever so disposed with
the statehood bill. The antagonists of state
hood do not admit this and it looks as it the
light over the. admission of new states
.night be Initiated In thla way. It is not
probable, however,' that this stage of tho
contest will be reached for some time.
BUI to Keep Ita Place.
Mr. Galflngcr will offer further amend
uaius to his bill on Monday and either
...cit i.r later in tho week he and Senators
uu-e and Penrose will make Speeches In
o-p,.ort of the bill. There will then be an
.c.it to get the opponents of the bfll to
vilu'tH' agree to a vote or give their reasons
.w opposition. There will be no attempt to
.prolong sessions, but the bill will be held In
..4 place as steadily as possible In the hope
vt getting action before It becomes neces
sary to crowd the measure out In the Inter
est of other bills.
The statehood bill will be reported by
senator Beverjdge from the committee on
.eii-ltorie. on Monday. The committee has
jiven no Instruction to htm as to bringing
i.ie bill up In the senate, but be will press
ma rspiuijr ue cm wunoui prejuuice 10
other party measures. The friends of the
bill expect determined opposition and a long
contest Is among the strong probabilities.
The principal point of controversy is the
uniting, ot Now Mexico and Arizona and a
special effort will be made to secure tho
adoption of Senator Foraker'e amendment,
giving the people of Arizona an opportunity
ot voting separately on the proposition.
Senator Heyburn has given notice of a
motion made for unanimous consent for
time for voting on the pure food bill, but
he will not succeed. Mr. Heyburn has
also given notice of a speech tomorrow on
the question of forest reservations.
The Indications are that there will be
very little If any more discussion of the
Moroccan question, but there will be ad
ditional speeches on the status of affairs in
Santo Domingo. The Isle of Pines treaty
. will be reported early In the week. Vr.
. Fo raker will have charge of It and will
try to secure an early vote on It.
There will be an effort to amend the
treaty so as to protect the rights of Ameri
cans on the Island.
Rate BUI la Honse.
lu the house the Hepburn railroad rate
hill, endorsed alike by republicans and
democrats of the Interstate commerce com
mittee. Is to be the legislative feature of
the week. The bill la to be brought in
with absolutely no restrictions aa to debate
or amendment. Ita consideration will be
gin Tuesday, according to the present plan,
and Indications are that a vote will hardly
be reached by the end of the week.
"Ve are to givs the bouse a new sensa
tion." said onu of the members who has
had a band In making the program of leg
islation. "It ia seldom that the house ran
Indulge Itaelf In unrestricted talk and an
unhampered opportunity for amendment on
any erven subject or legislation. On the
railroad rate bill, with a unanimous report
from the committee, this Is for once to be
changed. The bars rre to be left entirely
down. Of course, it' It should transpire
that thla privilege is to be abused in any
way, should au attempt be made to run
away with the opportunity, a rule can at
any time he brought In and adopted which
will put an end to the fun. This, however,
would result when it became apparent that
dangerous aincndmenta were threatened.
( t,Conttnued on .Second Page.)
PECULIAR SURGICAL OPERATION
Bohemian Tnlaa Separated After
Having Traveled Otfr the
World a Freaks.
VIENNA. Jan. .'8. (Special Cablegram
to The Bee.) The Bohemian twin" are
twine no longer. Prof. Kukula of Prague
university has successfully separated these
twins which have been exhibited all over
tho world. Their names were Rosa and
Jnsefa Rlazek. They are the daughters'
of a Bohemian farmer, and were born in
187?,. Though united physically they have
.it displayed distinct individualities.
11a Bleep wniie me ouier rtaa a,
played th violin. In childhood
tr r
ere often at ' variance. If Rosa
w to go one way and Josefa would
n . re-. Rosa, who was the stronger,
I bly lifted her sister off the ground
t .fried her kicking In the desired dl-
. Kukula says that the sisters have
bed one of the most remarkable an
ts In the history of surgical science,
. Joined at the hips, but having a sep-
aiwj and distinct existence from the waist
I upward, also two pairs of legs. Before un
dertaking the more serious parts of this
surgical divorce of the Bohemian twins a
minor operation was submitted to by Rosa
with the result that while her temperature
Increased by six degrees that of her sister
remnlned stationary. This led to tho con
clusion that the twins enjoyed Independent
constitutions, and the physicians no longer
' -r .,.
However their theor had already been
reinforced by Inquiries In which It was
found ' that a few jears ago Rosa had
war-let fever and typhoid fever without
her sister suffering In health In the least.
OLD MURDER CASE AT METZ
Proprietor of Cafe Arrested on ( ha rare
of Letting Former Prisoner
Starve.
HAMBURG, Jan. 28. (Specinl Cablegram
to The Bee.) tn consequence of an anony
mous letter received by the police of Meti
the proprietor of a cafe at Baarberg has
been arrested In connection with a curious
Incident which caused great excitement In
that town some eight years ago and which
remains a mystery to this day.
A constable had taken a man Into cus
tody one. night, and, as It was too late to
take him to the police station, he locked
lilin up in a town shelter that had long
been disused. When the constable re
turned In the morning he found not only
the prisoner but a corpse in an advanced
plage of decomposition. On Inquiry It
was found to be the body of a wandering
musician who had suddenly disappeared
some months before. But how he got
Into the shelter and how he died re
mained a mystery. The cafe proprietor,
mho has now been arrested, was a former
member of tho police force. The anony
mous letter, which is supposed to have
been written by the prisoner. Intimates
that the constable arrested the musician
and after locking him up either forgot
about the matter or brutally allowed him
to die.
NEW NAVAL RULES IN NORWAY
Ke ntflttratlns to Be Given 1'nlesa
Ships Pnrehased Abroad Are
Seaworthy.
CHRISTIANA, Jan. 28.-(8pecial Cable
gram to The Bee.) Subject to an arrange
ment with the Norske Veritas (a sort of a
Norwegian Lloyd's Register) a law will
come Into force March SI, by which strin
gent rules will be applied to Norwegian
shipping, no inconsiderable proportion of
which at present sails about tha world un
insured because It Is uninsurable.
Apart from the stringent regulations with
respect to overloading and the proper pro
vision for life on board ship, the-new mer
chant shipping act stipulates that "when a
foreign ship la bought by a Norwegian sub
ject no certificate of nationality shall be Is
sued for the ship if built of wood or of
wood and Iron (composite) and more than
to years, or of iron (steel) and more than 30
years old, unless classed Al if of wood and
1A1 if of iron, in the Norske Veritas or to
corresponding classes of other surveying In
stitutions recognized by the king."
It Is said here that this action will be cor
dially welcomed by British shipowners, who
have for so long contended that the same
regulations are enforced on British ships
when in British ports.
HOPE FOR BETTER FEELING
j Rom
Believes that Vatican
Qnlrlnal May Yet Be Good
Friends.
aad
ROME. Jan. 28. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The question, so often discussed.
ot possibilities of a complete reconciliation
between the Vatican and the Quirinal, stim
ulated by the report that the king of Spain
Is anxious to pay a visit to the king ot
Italy, and desires the consent of the holy
father before making the trip, has recently
received even added Interest.
The simultaneous presence at a recent so
ciety function of court dignitaries, the pre
mier, cabinet ministers and three cardinals.
Including Cardinal Rampolla himself, re
vives and strengthens other rumors aa well.
It Is claimed that negotiations are proceed
ing to Induce the pope to accept the appro
priation granted him by the law of guaran
tees of 1871, which up to the present the
sovereign pontiff has always refused. It Is
suggested that the appropriation should be
accepted under some form which would not
hurt or prejudice any principles, aa, for In
stance, a state contribution to the bishop
of Rome, as Is done with other Italian bish
ops. The mutter has not, however, as yet
taken concrete form.
RECOVERING BODIES OF DEAD
Klnrtren So Far Taken from
Wreck of the Steamer
Valencia.
the
VICTORIA. B. C, Jan. -Organised
parties are making every effort to secure
all the bodies of victims of the Valencia
disaster that can be found. Nineteen were 1
recovered today, and with a calmer sea at
tempts were mads to land near the scene
of the wreck and take bodies on tugs, it
being impossible to take the corpses over
the difficult trails.
With the three unidentified bodies found
by him thla afternoon. Lineman Lo.au has
eight corpses In nil. which arc being taken
to a Miiiull bay. and he expects tu V.tve
them taken off tomorrow by tho tug Lome.
F. D. Bunker, usaistant superintendent ot
schools at Seattle, who has been at the
Valencia wreck to search for the bodies of
his wife and children, severely condemns
the 11ft preservers on the steamer. He says
he tested one of them and It sank uler
being placed in the water.
EXPLAINS WORK FOR FARMER
Dr. G alio wj Telle Interesting Story to
House Committee.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LABORS
Experiments Made to Show What to"
brow, and How aad Where
Investigation Into Seed
Adntteratlon,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Special.) The
report of the secretary of agriculture, on
the . Year Book of the Department of
Agriculture, Is a publication of which nearly
a million copies arc distributed every year.
It 16 read in every farming community In
the country, but few residents of the cities
ever see a copy of it. And jet Its pages
are replete with Information of the greatest
Interest to every American citizen. But
while the published reports of the work
accomplished are of prime Importance, the
Individual efforts of the men In charge of
the work are brought out more clearly
In the hearings riet'ore the committee on
agriculture ot the house than In any
other manner.
Chairman Wadsworth of this committee
Is one of the most painstaking members
of the house. He insists that the heads of
the various bureaus of the department shall
explain in detail Just what they propose
to accomplish with the funds for which
they ask, and in consequence the hearings
en the agricultural appropriation bill will
last for several weeks and )L-aeh member of
the committee is loaded with Information
which enables him, when occasion arises, to
explain each Item of the appropriation.
Dr. Galloway's Narrative.
During the past week Dr. B. T. Gallo
way, cnief of the bureau of plant industry,
has appeared each inoining to explain the
work of the men employed In each branch
of his great bureau, and he has proved
himself to be not only a most Intelligent
witness but a most entertaining narrator
of the work of the department and Ita ac
complishments. Recently the newspapers
and" magazines of the country have printed
much about the experiments in plant breed
ing which "Wizard" Durban has con
ducted in California, and while that gentle
man has achieved remarkable results in
the way of producing new species of fruits
and flowers, the department of agriculture
has made .giant strides in demonstrating
that hundreds of plants, trees, fruits and
herbs nut lndigncuu to the Moil of tins
country can be properly produced here.
Atclercncc was inaue to mo important
work , tne bureau of plant . industry ' lias
been conduruns in the matter 01 Dreed
ing many new kinds ' 01 fruits. Special
attention was called to the new hardy
oranges that have been developed and are
now being dlsfcemlnated. It - was stated
tlat these oranges will be hardy as far
north as South Carolina and will trow
as far west as middle Texas: The depart
ment has not yet been entirely successful
in securing a sweet orarufe, but the types
already obtained are valuable for the man
ufacture of marmalades, the making of
pies and oCher purposes.
Many advance have been made, further
more. In . tha, matter-- of Imp'rovlBg cpttqns
by breeding and selection.'. -New tyr have
been bred by crossing' the long staple sea
Island cotton with upland forms, resulting
In types which not only add to the lenytn
of the staple, but Increase the value 10 or
IS per cent and as high as 20 per cent.
Handling and Marketing- Frails.
In the work on handling and marketing
ot frulta special stress was laid on Im
portant Investigations which have recently
been carried on, showing how necessary
It Is to give strict attention to the ques
tion of handling fruits In the orchard be
fore they are shipped. The bureau of plant
Industry has demonstrated the fact that
a great deal of the loss of fruits In transit
can be prevented by proper handling of
the oranges, apples and other fruits after
they ore taken from the trees and while
In shipment. Many experiments have been
made to show the. Importance and value
of proper methods of caring for tho fruit
before it is shipped. Attention was specif
ically called to the important work of the
department in the ' matter of storage of
fruits, especially apples. It was pointed
out that apples in storage behave differ
ently when taken from different kinds of
soli, gathered at different times of the
season and taken from different parts of
the tree. All these questions have an im
portant bearing on the keeping .qualities
of the apple after the fruit -ia put Into
the storage house. - The department is
making an effort to extend American fruit
markets into foreign countries and to this
end has made trial shipments of apples,
pears, peaches and other fruits.
Adnlteratlon In Grnsa Seeds.
A great deal of interest was aroused in
the committee by . the discussion .of the
work of the bureau of plant Industry In the
matter ot studying - seed adulterations.
Under a clause Inserted In the last ap
propriation the department has been gath
ering seed from all over the country,
making examinations of the same, and
publishing the names of the Arms who are
adulterating the seed, especially forage
crop seed. It was pointed out that about
700.000 pounds ot Canadian blue grass Is
brought Into this country every year for
the purpose of adulterating Kentucky blu
grass. The Canadian seed is worth about
half as much as the Kentucky product.
Two hundred and fifty thousands pounds
of trefoil, a common and almost worthless
seed, Is Imported every year for the pur
pose of adulterating airaira seed. A great
deal of red clover Is adulterated with seed
of burr clover, which is obtained as a
waste product in the cleaning of wool.
This wool la sent from South American
countries, the burr clover Is cleaned out
of It, and then used for adulterating the
higher grade clovers.
Attention was called to tha work of the
department In the matter of grading of
grain. A great deal ot Interest has been
aroused In the question of proper and ef
fective systems of grain grading. The
officers of the bureau discussed this prob
lem from many standpoints, Indicating that
It Is the aim ot the department, through
Its investigations and studies, to stand
ardize the various grains in such a way
that a uniform system may be adopted
throughout the country. By this process
It is believed much of the complaint now
made by foreigners against our grain could
be overcome.
Snrcess In Farm Management.
A special feature of the bureau of plant
Industry's work lias been a study of what
Is called -Farm Management" in different
par 11. uf the country. These studies have
fpr their . cbject the securing of facts
bearing on the manner In which some ot
the beat farms are managed. When this
data Is once secured it la puuinsd to util
ise It In Its application to other sections
of the country. Here and. there through
oat the country there are always to be
(.Continued on Second Page)
TRADE WITH RUSSIAN EMPIRE
Large Portion of It tones and
Goes Threoah Other
Countries.
WASHINGTON, Jan. :S.-Trad of the
United States with Russia, including the
Asiatic part, during (he fiscal year li"v, as
shown by the record' of the Bureau of
statistics. Department of Commerce and
Labor, amounted t S,8iiO,OW, of which
lll,8UO,00u represented imports into the
United Stales and HT.OOO.ono the exports of
the United States to ituss'a. These figures
are somewhat lower than the tlgures of the
preceding year, when the total trade figures
were In excess of k!1.300.OM) lot which 11.-
.
w.wti were imports and 19..).0')O were ex-
cw. .e.. , tic vol iiiita;r is uu Hrfc"'J iv vuc
war and the unsettled condition
of the
Tll ' f, . . ., . '. . ,. ,
rH. . I . , ! tkr to Washington for Interment lit tne ,-lection contributions and expenditures
aJ' Tr", IT "". I National ccmolc y at Arlington, marked the ; .,, , fol miltion f ,.,, ,0 pro-
m.?. rTL T" Tn.,ry "lU 1 'tin-mi in this city today of Brigadier lien- lr,P llr,K,.PS , aI1 M lI arP UISrd
ofte cJ'l T V ? vers aie c,m, J(Wpn svh, cavaIrv irni. of the j ,a 1 ,p Kl.
mid?-,. " ""k." ! confederacy and Irttr one of tho m- st prom- UonH, PllMpty nm ,,.,. ,-nc
mod ate countries and , trans-shipped, par- ,, nRur (lnu,1( the Kwrn f the dl (. nloKll.
tlcularly raw cotton, the largest Item of , Ppanivh.AmPrh.A wr. . j For the purpr.se of eliminating hv all ap-
American exportation to Russia. Aa a mat- Th. hoAy of thfl dM(, sowi,.,. wrapped propria te methods the evils resultina from
ter of fact the officially: recorded imports of , m tlr flag;l, unttr,r which he had served with PC'"X contributions "i"l expenditures of
lZTi?STu lnl""t6TLT -lmo"t p1u"' v,8or ""'" !'.'rn V"r.;; vr,?:: "FTx
year period ending December SI, 1S0I. were , an) lv,r!, of 1m, confr-jnate states and the 1 on Jnnu.-iry id, l-nxi. an association was
?19,634,000 pounds, while our exports to that stars and Stripes Veterans or the south- '""rued t be known ns the National i'ub
country durlnr the flvd year period ending Prn antI north.rn'Brn- minted t.Hlay in w" amjriiwfr " M
-une ov, m.,. are siaica in omctai leporta
of the Bureau of Statistics to have been ,
bw.ons.iwo. pounds, or lee, than SO per cent j
of the direct Imports recorded by the Rus- 1
elan customs authorities. ' Furthermore, be-'
sides J19,GO0.(0 worth Of , raw cotton credited ;
to the l-nlted R,.M lftri. f .im.. t I
- .T.,-.. - I
the amount of S24.30S.oeo are credited to
Great Britain. Germans, 'Denmark. France. 1
Belgium. Sweden and Norway. .11 countries (
which do not produce cotton, but receive the j
greater part (about Taj per cent) of their '
supplies from the United SUUes, Allowing )
for these additional figures It Is stuted that ;
a conservative ret 1 mete or the total value
of the commerce, both direct nnd Indirect, !
would place the value at not less than ST,-
e0j,f"i to SSU.eOO.OtW,- of which Slo.nnO.'K'O to ;
SfrOnn,nt)o represents th value of goods
shipped to Russia from, this country and
shout Slft.Oon.OOO to the value of Koods I
shipped from Russia to the United States
Th principal Imports from the United
States consist of raw materials such as aro
not produced there at ' all (Jute, manlla.
hemp, eta,) or produced in Insiimolcnt quan
tities. The principal imports Into Russia from
the United States for the calendar of ISA'S,
the latest year for. which complete. returns
for tho n H I' AmrtlrA m r m. av.lt.hl. -uW
cotton, vaJued at S24.SrK.Onn, which includes I
the value of direct imports only; machinery I
chiefly agricultural machinery of the more
complex type, wlijch ajrgrcgatc J2.57t.0f) In j
value: iron and steel, copper, dyes, etc. ;
The annual Imports from the United Slates
for tho years 1894-1SS8 were S2i,771.000. while I
the average Imports for the period 1899-1900
are but S23.77C000.
POLICE STATION HELD UP
Insane Officer Stnnda tp Fellows and
Then Bnrrlcndes Self In
Ills Home.
PEORIA. HU Jan ar.hsrles. Harwood,
formerly a policeman-,-' how violently ki
eane, entered police ScHdquarlers this even
ing and at the pnmt of a revolver held up
the .chief and seven policemen for seven
minutes while he vented his Insane wrath
In a deluge of curses. After threatening
to shoot the entire crowd, and falling to '
shoot because, a snapped cartridge did not !
I
discharge, ho backed out of the station and s R Bptron; rr. William M. Polk, Corn
made his escape. Within an hour of the 1 n,ander Pa-ker. IT. 8. N. ; Archer Hunting
holdup of the station Harwood appeared j Gnera J. H. Wilson. General Kent,
near bis home on Blgelow street and en- orator Clark of Montana. Charles 8. Falr
tered the residence of a Mrs. Montgomery, ! f hnd 0em.rai o. O. Howard. T S. A., re
whom he knocked down with the butt ct . tlr,d. acneri Stewart I;. Woodford. Dr.
his gun. Taking a shotgun and a re- R ogden Doremus. J. Tlerpont Morgan tnd
volver from this house he barricaded him- i,r parrius.
self In his own house a few doors further, fter the casket had been placed on the
on ann at i o ciock tonigni was standing
off a crowd of police who surrounded the
house.
Saturday night he compelled his wife to
disrobe and then drove her Into the atreet,
and this morning he made an attempt on
tUm ti Li. kll.
the life of his children. Chief - Kennedy
and all his officers held up In the station
were unarmed and at the mercy of their
assailant
.'. ...
PEORIA. 111.. Jan. 29. At 1 o'clock this
morning Harwood suddenly appeared on the
porch of hi. bouse clad In hi. underwear
and with a gun in each hand. He opened
. . .
nre on the offlcers In front of the house
and the fire was returned, but no .hots took
. ...
eflect. Harwood then re-entered the house
and the posse settled down to a siege.
SEEK FRANCHISE FOR SUBWAY
Application Made to Chicago Coaacll
by Owners of Freight
Sobway.
CHICAGO. 111., Jan. 2.-Appllcation will
be made to the city council tomorrow night
by the Chicago Central Sub-railroad com
pany for a fifty-year franchise for a ten
mile subway system for passenger traffic
under Chicago's down-town streets. The
company was organized In 1884 with a capi
tal of SlS.000,000 and a franchise was asked
for at that, time, but the council refused to
grant it. It Is understood that the same
' k1" WhK. ,nt",8t'd, ,n ho prMent
subway, which Is used for freight only, will
construct the new subway for passenger
traffic provided a franchise can be secured.
MAG00N REACHES NEW YORK
e
Tell
ow Fever
Cannl
Strip
D
Days.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28. Among the passen
gers who arrived today on the steamer
Finance from Colon was Charles E. Ma-
goon, governor of the Panama canal zone.
When seen at quarantine thi. morning lie
said there had not been a case of yellow
fever ln Panama In seventy-four days. The
health of the canal zone Is excellent and
work on the canal was progressing rapidly
and satisfactorily. He said also that he
would go at once to Washington. On board
the Finance was the body of Thomas Nast,
former American consul, who died at Guay
aquil.
ALFONSO TO HAVE NEW YACHT
"Ess ef Bnttenberaj" to Be Ready
for l.annrblnar tnrly In
April.
MADRID. Jan. 3i.- Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) King Alfonso has ordered to be
built at the Ferrol dockyard a yacht, the
name of which is to be Ena of Battenberg.
The hull la to be built of mahogany, eedar
and white poplar, wtth bronze fittings. Hi.
majesty wishes the vessel to be finished by
next April, and on completion It ia to be
sent to Ban Sebastian, where the bongy
moon will be passed.
GENERAL WHEELER HONORED
North and 801th Joint in Paying Tribnte
to the Departed Soldier.
AIL ARMS OF SERVICE IN THE PARADE
j
,. !
Rector of t'hnrch Para a Splendid ,
Tribute to the Worth of the
I
Deported Final Honors at I
Arlington t emeterj.
NKW YORK, Jan. An itiip-uMtntc mill-
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copal church In Fifth avenue and an escort 1
i-ross the North river ferry to Jeisey City.
where the body wns placed on .1 train lo be '
pHyina" tribute to Oenernl Wheeler with the I
yo-inger veteinns of the Cuban slid Philip-
plnt, pn,, of ism nd IS. The rout- '
of tho funori cortege was lined with great
,.r..-i ,n.t ,.r s-i,n, tm..i n-itii bared
hMd, a, tn,, procession piisscd. The funeral ,
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Wheeler's sister, Mrs. Sterllnc Smith, in
Hrooklvn. where General heelr died tin
t,,,,,. of ,)tlenmona.
The bodr was borne from the house by
right noncommissioned t.ftWrs of infantry
amI pln,r(, upon . flsg-draped artillery
, ,ilsson. Hipindron c and a detail of the
Second battery of artillery escorted the
body, and on the Manhattan side of the
bridge the Peventy-flrst icg nient. New nrk
Xatlonnl Guard, in full dress uniform, was
drawn up. The' Seventy-first rezlment
served under General Wheeler In Culm and
whs given the post nf honor. Infantry from
Governors Inland. United Plates army, also
Joined tho procession on this side of the
river.
From Brooklyn bridge the line of march
lay across town to WsshlnfTlon square and
thence up Fifth avenue from Klghth slreet
to Fifty-third street to St. Thomas' church.
A riderless horse, with boots reversed In
the stirrups and a cavalry sword dangling
from the saddle, was led Just behind the
caisson.
t'linrch lldlflce Thronged.
The church edifice wan thronged. Seats
had been reserved for members of the
Southern society, the Confederate Veteran
association, the Society of the Wnr of
1R1-, several other organizations and the
personal friends of the fntnlly. Reservn-
tlons had been made for the honorary pnll
bearers, the staff of General Frederick D.
Grant, L. S. A., end the officers of the es
cort. The altar of the church "was almost
hidden beneath the floral offerings, one
among them, a great wreath, sent by
President Roosevctt. 1
The brief services were conductod by Itev.
Ernest Btlres. rector of the church, ear
Slated bs Rev.Dr--Morgan Dlx..w!io.. nwet
Ing the body at the .door, led the way to
the chancel. They were followed by' lite
chureh vestry, consisting of D.. O.. Mills,
George McOulIoeh. Miller Atterbery, Anson
R. Flower and Charles II. Stout. Follow
ing these camo the honorary pall bearers,
colonel J. J. Astor. R. T. Wilson. Fitch
Smlth. r,, John wveth. John McKeeson.
j postals the full vested choir of St.
Thomas' entered the church singing as a
processional hymn "Lead Kindly Light,"
nlcht to Be t'nlled Great.
Dr. BUres In hla sermon said:
: 1 ms is one 01 ine greax occasions or our
1 nv,a for we are me? , tn, memory of a
1 rare man. I do not speak to you of him
1 principally as a citizen, statesman, or
1 soldier, for the mere record of his deeds
Is far more eloquent than any praise of
ours could be. It Is of the man I think
at this hour. Was he entitled to be called
. T . 1. . . Jl.,,1, . . ... J 1 -
7"wa.'dl.tlngu..hed by cou'rag I without
rashness, by wisdom without pride, by
gentleness without weakness, bv patience
'nout heedlessness and by Justice which
always leaned toward mercy. He honored
man. he trusted man. and to very man
i he was read:- to give his time, his sub
stance, ni. nean.
The north aives him unstinted honor: the
south, even In her gTlef. is proud of her
loyal aon. Cuba, for whose freedom he
fought, sobs out her grief across the waves,
and the whole world pauses for a moment
today to declare that this indeed was a
man. . .
Following the, church services the body
was escorted to Jersey City, where It was
placed on board a train which left for
Washington shortly after 4 o'clock.
Arrangements at the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Brlef funeral
services over the body of the late General
Joseph Wheeler, supplemental to those to
day in New Tork, will be held at St. John's
Episcopal church here tomorrow at 2
o'clock In the afternoon. This 1. a modi-
. .1 . ,h- ,ia4.t r.rn.r.m ,v,.
tary ; funeral here, which contemplated
simply that the body should He In state j 11 "y. una n a picture
at St. Jouhn-s until t o'clock tomorrow. frma ln th hnm ot William J. RIordan.
and then be taken immediately to Arllng-' The force of Pl' ebook that
ton. attended by a military escort. This i wno,e eetlon ot th c,,y
Is according to the wishes of the family ! The P0'" r ookln t' Frank Czybo
and will alve an ODDOrtunlty to manv of i "uwsky and Ins nif-. furiunly prt owners
his comrade, who desire to do so to honor
the dead general. Following this the body
will be taken to Arlington.
The body of General Wheeler arrived
here at 10:58 o'clock tonight and was taken
at once to St. John's church. A detachment
! ot Spanish war veterans of thi. city formed
an escort from the station and constituted
a guard of honor at the casket. This de
tachment : will remain as guard until the
regular army guard takes Its place at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning."
FIRE ENDANGERS PATIENTS
Effective and istet Work of Firemen
Prevents Serloae Less or
, Pr.nle.
NEW YORK. Jan. - 2S Eight hundred
patient, in Bellevue hospital were endan
gered by a fire in the laundry building to
day, yet through the quiet .and effective
work of the hospital (Ire brigade aad the
regular firemen, who responded with
muffled bell., only a few of the patient.
were awakened. By prompt work the fire
wa. confined to the laundry with a few
thousand dollars damage. Spontaneous
combustion is believed to have started the
blase, a remarkable feature of which was
that aheel. of asbestos, supposedly fireproof
burned like tlndsr. aocording to Steward
Philip H. Smith, chief of ths hospital Ore
brigade.
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
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PUBLICITY IN ELECTION FUNDS
f. rM
Step Necessary
Corruption In
Hum.
to Prevent
I'lec.
WASHINGTON. Jan. .-Publicity
of
ri,e secret nnd corrupt ue of money in
lection of tin- chief miiKlstrnle of u
r."!n"."i,JmP.!i!?i" 7' "a "d InaenM.'s".'.,,"'. e
to the institutions of n free people. The
prolliKiite use or mooev for mii-ii mirnoses
'""''.J, iU" ,"""olldnted interesls. by s. er-l .
"".V"""" . " "'""ouie poim.a uih,i-
uhuohs, noit ivinR uic tnanV or their
j lineal l isiits to eonfer them on the few.
I . "." ,s Cfntldentlv asserted tlmt the first
1 T .L"'S
disclosure under oat h of every contribution
I "f m""rv ""d every promise of money in
ffi""
Ishmeni substantially set for the hilt piv-
pared umL r ihe iiUFpit-es of this oreanizn-
i:cn.
"This orcitnization desires to promote
the orftanlgHilon of similar organizations
In every stale of the union, in order thut
the movement may be supplemented by
stnte legislation of slmil.-.r character and
ns nearly uniform as possible. This move,
ment has the. support of leading repre
sentative men of the political parlies and
of oiRanized labor. It eoncerns the rlrlits
and honor of every citizen anil Ihe approval
and active eo-operatlon of all Is enrnesHr
Invoked (o carry tills reform to a success
ful conclusion.
"PF.RRY BKLMONT. President
"FRANK K. KOSTK.lt, Heel-clary."
The following' commit t.c are announced
by Mr. Helmont : Kxcutlvc committee: The
president. Perry Belmont; William K.
Chandler, Nw Unmpshlre; J. ii. Schur
niHii, New York; Jnnies H. Wilson. Dela
ware: T. H. Sievenson, Colorado; Norman
K. Mack. New York: John F 1-amb, In
diana; Charles S. Hamlin. Massachusetts;
John H. Clarke, Ohio: Charles W. Knapp.
Mlnsourl; Alexander Troup. Connecticut;
V. R Nelson. Missouri; Cromwell Gib
bons, Florida; John W. lilodgett, Michi
gan: Frank K. Foster, Massachusetts, del
egate of the American Federation of Ijilmr
to the British Trade Union congress;
James M. Lynch. Indiana, president Typo
graphical union; James Wilson. Pennsyl
vania, president Pattern Makers' leagtie.
.aw committee: John M. Thurston. Ne
braska: Charles A. Gardner. New Yolk:
John T. M'-Graw, West Virginia; Louis
E. McComas, Maryland; Grammond Ken
nedy, Washington; Hannls Taylor, Ala
bama. FRUIT . RATES ARE REDUCED
Refrla-erafor 1.1 nee Cat Open Rate and
'Aerree to Abolish the
Rebates.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. As a result
ef a three days' conference between J. 8.
Leeds, representing the refrigerator rnr
service of the Santa Fe road, nnd Robert
Graham, as Pacific roast representative
of the Armour refrigerating service, a re
duction of rates on deciduous fruits from
California points to the eastern markets
has been agreed upon. The reduction will
take effect at the beginning of the coming
season of the deciduous fruit shipping.
From Sacramento and Antloch to Chi
cago a. reduction of S10 per car Is made;
from the some California points to New
York a cut of S17.80 Is made. From San
Joaquin valley points, such as Stockton,
Fresno,. Hanford and Rakerfleld, the rate
to Chicago is reduced to 170 and to New
York from the same points to SS2.60. thus
practically effecting an equalization of
rates from points In the Sacramento and
the San Joaquin valley. to eastern points.
One of tho most Important features of
this new compact Is a clause providing that
no rebates or other special concessions
j be granted to any fruit shipper In
I California, and that the reduced rates shall
be strictly maintained.
BOMB THROWN INTO WINDOW
BnlldlnsT Wrecked, bnt one
Its Twenty-Two Inmates
Physically Injured.
of
WORCESTER. Mass., Jan. 28.-A dyna
mite bomb hurled "through a second-story
window ot the house ot Paul Moscsynski,
& Union avenue, at an early hour this
morning exploded and tore away the rear
part of the house, blowing out the" floors
hnd rear wall.
Twenty-two persons were In the house,
but no one was Injured. The wife of Daniel
C. Bootke, who was 111, was rendered In
sane by the explosion. She was taken to a
I hospital tonight.
The cap of the bomb went throurh tha
' ' h noul, Richland street. ia
of the building, from possession of which
they were evicted by mortgage proceedings.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Omaha Commercial C'lnb Resolutions
Filed with PostolHce
Committee.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-( Special Tele
gram.) Representative Illnshaw ha. se
cured the appointment of Rev. H. Wire
as postmaster at Sawyer. Fillmore county,
vice R. H. LAwder, resigned.
Mr. Hlnahaw has filed with the com
mittee on postofflces of the house the
resolutions adopted by the Omaha Commer
cial club urging a one cent rate on first
clasa matter and the readjustment of rates
on second and third class matter.
Movements of Ocean Vessel Jan. ..
At New York Arrived: Prlni Adull.ajt,
1 from Genoa and Naples. Sailed: Mlnne
tonka, for KnutliKml.tnii.
1 At Plymouth Arrived: Ainerika, from
New York, for Cherbourg and Hamburg
and proceeded.
At Southampton Arrived: St. Paul, from
New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
At Liverpool Arrived: Bonlc. from New
York. Sailed: Crstiian, for Boston (and
paaaed Browhead Bilhi.
At Dover Sailed : Vaderland. from Ant
werp, for New York; Bluecher. from Hani
burg, for New York, via Boulogne.
At Queenstown Sailed: Car mania, from
I Liverpool for New York.
HITS THE PRODUCERS
Standard Oil Company Announces it Will
Ceate Buying Oil.
MEANS RUIN TO rVANY IN TERRITORY FIELD
Reason Assigned ii Action Taken by State
of h issouri.
PIPE LINE RUNS TrlnOUGH THAT STATE
Ftoduceri to Appeal 10 Attorney General
Had iey for Relief,
BUSINESS IS ALKcaUY DEMORALIZED
n
Action Shows How I ar-llenrblna la
li.e ;rlp of'lhe Standard till and
How iJinicnlt It Is to Curb
the Company.
P.AKTI.K8VH.1.K. .. Y., Jan. Ss.-Ordere
have ueen icolvcd by tho Standard Oil
cvniiny tnat heieutter oiiy a third of the
inid. oniinent tieids output would bo bought,
owing to li.e fact that tne Standard com
p.ttiy wul be proccuteil from continuing n
.1 i.uyer uiui trai.sxrter of petroleum
iiituiitfit the proceedings Instituted by At-
lojiiey oeneral Hartley of Missouri. There
is n production of Wi.ooi barrels dully. The
iterators are organizing to send a delega
tion to see the blandarrt company's agents
lu Kansas City, since ihe enforcement of
such an order ' for long would mean the
suspension of all activity here. Falling,
.they will go to Mr. Hadley to see If he In
tends to prevent the Standard from trans
polling ell across Missouri.
The committee will tell him that if the
Standard is ousted from Missouri it will
iihul off the market for petroleum products
In this held hectuso tli pipe line from the
iiildenntlnent fields runs througii a portion
of Missouri. Alrendy Ihe reduction by
two-thirds of the amount formerly taken by
tho Standard company has demoralized
business nnd there B)-e fears the Standard
will cenr entirely to take oil during tha
ngitntlnn.
DUNNE SIGNS THE ORDINANCE
F.vprrsses Relief City Will Own
Street Itollrrajs DnrluaT
Ills Term.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2S. "I have appended my
signature to the municipal ownership
measure recently psssed by the city coun
cil and am restlnK content In the belief that
my plans for the municipalization of the
Chicago street ear lines will be released be
fore my present term of office I. ended."
Mayor Dunne made the foregoing an
nouncement tonight. He said he had signed
the so-called STS.OOu.iiOii ordinance last night
while lying 111 at his home In tho belief thnt
It was necessary for him to sign the ordi
nances within ten days from the date of
passage In ordrr that they might become
legal under the provisions of the city char-,
tor. ' " .
That legal- obstacles -would tie placed In
the way of the'consummatlon of his plans
Is anticipated by Mayor Dunne. "I believe '
that right after clecilon there Will be an ot
tempt to test the Mueller law certificates,
and, -In fact, ihe validly of the net Itself,"
ho snld. "That. however. Is a thing to be
desired. We wish to have It done ns quickly
ns possible and I believe we. should get a
declKlon within three months at the mini
mum nnd twelve months at the maximum."
The mayor declared that the defects In the
ordinance, if any. could and would be reme
died and that it was drawn to achieve n
general purpose and would bo regarded as
valid by the courts.
Questioned as to l.ls plans for early mu
nicipal ownership Mayor Dunne replied:
"Circumstances will largely settle that
question. If we win at the polls we will
ask the companies for-s valuation of their
properties. We will demand a quirk reply
and 1' we get it we can proceed at once
toward taking over their lines. It we are
given no satisfaction we will have to con
tract for a system. Wc could throw a large
force of men Into the work and under a
competent contractor whose plans had been
agreed upon by the city the system could
be started."
For the first few miles to be operated by
tho city the purchase of power In lieu of
the establishment of power houses was sug
gested. The mayor said that he would
have no further plans to offer for the fur
thering of municipal ownership until after
the voters have made known at the April
election whether or not they want muni
cipal ownership.
R0B3ERS TERRORIZE TOWN
Shoot Two Men nnd Rent Two Others,
One of the letter Dying; from
Injnrlrs.
TOUNGSTOWN. O., Jan. 2. Five- armed
men terrorized the village of East Youngs
town early this evening, shooting two men
and terribly beating a third. The robbers
made a raid on a saloon operated by
Michael and Alexander Dyoklvlc, brothers,
and with revolvers drawn ordered them to
give up their money. The brother, showed
resistance and each robber shot at them,
all five bullets taking effect. The robbers
then escaped, taking S&oo with them. The
two victims may die.
Jacob D. Eld. I man. a butcher, was beaten
Into insensibility on the doorstep of his
shop and robbed of about S2"0 by the same
men.
Peter Tiglie. a puddler. m-ith two other
men, was held up and robb d by the des
peradoes while on his way horoe 'about 2
o'clock. -Tig-he's skull was fractured by
the pounding he received und he died to
night. The two other men were unharmed.
'FRISCO TRAIN IS WRECKED
Cora Thronan Trestle While Trn ret
ina at High Rnte of
Speed.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. ZS.-Traiu No.
X4. westbound, the Kansas City Limited,
on the Frisco rood which left Birmingham
at 10:30 last night, was wrecked this morn
ing about 12 4C o'clock near Horse Creek.
Ala., About forty miles from this city. It
Is reported that the engine, mall and ex
press car'went through trestle, the rear
coaches rolling over an embankment. A
number of passengers are reported killed
and Injured. Full details have not lieeti
learned here. On account of delayed con
nections with other systems the Frisco is
required to make test ,ne bet ueen thin
city and Memphis and It Is estimated that
ths train's speed must have been fifty miles
an hour at the time of the accident.
It Is known no lives wera lost and no pas
sengers seriously hurt. The buggugemas-
ter and express messenger were lujuxtu.